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I posted to youtube.com
STS125 Crew Introductions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaNTKzrO3NM
April 13 2009, 4:44pm | Comments
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I posted to twitter.com
ｲﾏｺｺ! L:東京都港区西麻布一丁目7 At #t2p0
http://twitter.com/stuartcw/statuses/1508601860
April 13 2009, 7:48am | Comments
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I posted to twitter.com
8AM research: "Daddy do sharks have a chin-chin?" Ummm... well yes and no: http://bit.ly/uzxo6
http://twitter.com/stuartcw/statuses/1505676691
April 12 2009, 7:15pm | Comments
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I posted to flickr.com
First time for the new tent
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartcw/3433527231/
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- beach
- yokosuka
- tent
- coleman
- kannonzaki
April 12 2009, 6:47am | Comments
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I posted to twitter.com
Enjoying the sun on the beach. Memo, April is a great time to be outdoors.
http://twitter.com/stuartcw/statuses/1501687853
April 12 2009, 2:19am | Comments
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I posted to reddit.com
stuartcw on How would I make a radio / wireless telegraph if I woke up, naked, in a ditch, in 1400 A.D. Brittany.
I don't think there was much call for copper wire, apart from jewelery making in the 1400s. More about wire making here > Wire drawing required a lot of energy. This requirement could be lessened with lubricant. All types of lubricants were tried with little success. In 1632 the needle-makers, who had developed steel wire, accidentally discovered that human urination applied to the wire left a coating that lubricated the wire and helped smooth the surface. It also helped prevent rusting. The use of this lubricant in wire drawing lasted well into the 19th century when a hot lime bath took its place.
April 11 2009, 1:15pm | Comments
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I posted to reddit.com
stuartcw on How would I make a radio / wireless telegraph if I woke up, naked, in a ditch, in 1400 A.D. Brittany.
Not initially, look at William Tyndale burnt at the stake in 1536 for translating the Bible into English and distributing it by print. (BTW he coined quite a few well known "biblical phrases")
April 11 2009, 1:10pm | Comments
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I posted to reddit.com
stuartcw on Best book for Unix?
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8bmkk/best_book_for_unix/c08sgd9
Worth buying a used copy of Design of the UNIX Operating System
April 11 2009, 12:35pm | Comments
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I posted to reddit.com
stuartcw on How would I make a radio / wireless telegraph if I woke up, naked, in a ditch, in 1400 A.D. Brittany.
I don't think there was much call for copper wire, apart from jewelery making in the 1400s. More about wire making here > Wire drawing required a lot of energy. This requirement could be lessened with lubricant. All types of lubricants were tried with little success. In 1632 the needle-makers, who had developed steel wire, accidentally discovered that human urination applied to the wire left a coating that lubricated the wire and helped smooth the surface. It also helped prevent rusting. The use of this lubricant in wire drawing lasted well into the 19th century when a hot lime bath took its place.
April 11 2009, 6:15am | Comments