I don’t normally have much trouble with email spam, but this one got through, and I’m so glad it did.

I LOVE the fact that spammers are now using dumbfuck Musk in their idiotic pitches. I can think of no more suitable place for him. I hope he’s selling boner pills next.

Teleport me to the rumpus room!

When they say “6/8/68” they mean June 8, right? Because they’re American scientists? And which is the second hand on this clock?

You know, the sci-fi set designers in the 50’s and 60’s were really sold on reel to reel.

Dials? Keypads? Displays? No no- forget that nonsense fellas. We’ve got all the reels we need.

Doesn’t this tree remind you of Truffula trees from Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax with those colors?

Captured a nice meteor image last night between clouds.

Well, there’s my evening sorted :)

#3DPrinting #3DScanning

I was so pleased with my prior 3D printed open baffle speaker arrangement, I decided to up the stakes a bit. Here’s the next version with a 6” driver instead of the 4”. Sound tests later today when I won’t wake anyone.

I’m not sure, but I might want to make that backside flying buttress brace dealy in metal. We’ll see how that part holds up. The 4” version didn’t have one.

Crossing the signal over at 3200Hz.

Materials costs are mostly woofer/tweeter, but all in I think I’m under $75 for the pair. Looking forward to see how they fare with that in mind.

The replacement stickers arrived today for my repaired Big Trak. Woohoo! It’s now 100% finished.

When it first arrived and was worse than described, girly felt disappointed that it was in such a state and bought another via eBay that was billed as new condition. It arrived and the battery compartment was jacked up such that there was no way anyone had tried to test this thing. Pictures of damage, and back it goes. Liars run free on eBay.

Anyway, here’s my repaired one looking all fab:

No. I’m not going to tell you what the article was about. Just here’s this:

What’s the connection between the image and the product?

Repaired to 100%. I ordered a replacement set of stickers for all the stripes and such (from Australia of all places) and then it’s showroom ready.

I noticed the body panels have aged differently (or perhaps were swapped). Thinking about trying to match the original color in plastic paint.

Goddamn Rudy is dumb. And he was a lawyer? How?

Oh, in case you’re wondering about the original pattern- I traced and taped it.

There’s no chance I’m finding a spare, so…

Overhead projector acetate sheets, copper tape that’s conductive on both sides, a whole punch, a straight edge, an x-acto knife…. And my cheater (magnifying) glasses.

A couple of hunched hours later:

Why is my neck sore? It started by needing one of these:

(A busted keypad from a Big Trak)

It’s lovely of course, but I know I can’t fit in it…. If you have a head installed above your shoulders, this isn’t the car for you.

#CoSoCars

Apparently AI image generators avoid using religious images as a matter of policy. I was looking for a sleazy televangelist in an Elvis style jacket with dumb hair, crucifixes, and cash all over to be the pitchman for my cryptocurrency scam, HereafterCoin™️ “Now you CAN take it with you and fully enjoy the spoils of the afterlife!”

I didn’t get the crucifixes, but this one might do.

It can certainly feel that way.

I tell you what the AT AT needed was a “head” on its ass, or more diplomatically, a tail gunner. Big ole blind spot…