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Inventables: Find new materials edit / delete
Drop-shipping vendor of unusual materials.
GM3WOJ contents page edit / delete
Interesting bits on building amplifiers, and how to properly maintain crank-up antenna towers (it's remarkably complicated).
to amateur amp electronics hf mechanica radio retrotech rf ... on 11 April 2011
The Little Engines that Could've: The Calculating Machines of Charles Babbage edit / delete
Good overview of Babbage's computing work, with lots of quotations and references to contemporary text. (It helps that Babbage was an entertaining writer.)
to babbage history mechanica retrocomputing ... on 27 February 2011
OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller edit / delete
Programmatically generate and manipulate 3D models. This is useful for 3D fabrication -- generating gears, and things like that.
The Analytical Engine Table of Contents edit / delete
An excellent set of Analytical Engine resources, complete with an emulator and a set of example programs. I'll strike that idea off the to-do list, then.
to babbage emulator mechanica retrocomputing retrotech ... on 01 October 2010
John Graham-Cumming: Babbage's Debugger edit / delete
How Charles Babbage came very close to inventing UML.
to babbage design diagrams mechanica retrocomputing retrotech ... on 22 September 2010
Obscured Clarity: 24-Core Linux Cluster in a $29.99 Case from IKEA edit / delete
Neat execution of this idea.
Imperial and metric tools for vehicle tuning,restoration or repair. edit / delete
Speciality tool supplier -- but how I got here was the article on restoring an old taxi for use as a regular car...
ISE - The washing machine recommended by experts edit / delete
A company making white goods that are designed to be easy to service. (Pity they can't spell for toffee!)
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tasty by Adam Sampson.