Two weeks ago I got an email from my brother-in-law telling me there were two pinball machines up for auction by the State of Minnesota. Last week I won the auction for a 1979 Gottlieb Genie pinball machine! I got … Continue reading
Some friends of mine gave me a 1974 vintage Gottlieb Sky Jump pinball game a while ago. It was in pretty rough shape. I believe it spent quite a few years in someones lake cabin with little maintenance. When I … Continue reading
From BoingBoing comes this 1990 film of a Rally Car running up Pikes Peak. … Continue reading
Corbis Stock Photography has created several papercraft pinhole cameras that you can download and make for FREE. They used some of their images for the artwork on the bodies and they are very nice. Here is one of the available … Continue reading
I got the Orange Box a while ago and last night I was playing Half Life 2 and I got stuck. (It happens to the best of us.) So I went looking for a walk through. I found a really … Continue reading
I do love the mashups. The Bootie Top Ten for July is finally out. Nothing outstanding on the first listen, but it’s still fun stuff. One of the songs in the top ten is from a concept album called Number … Continue reading
The Bootie Top Ten Mashups for June have been released! And it’s a great collection this month! Favs from this month: Pretend We’re Alala (L7 vs. CSS) – kicks ass! Walkin Out Yo Girlfriend (lobsterdust mash) (Unk vs. Avril Lavigne … Continue reading
CMT makes some nice tools. I have a pretty good collection of CMT router bits and I’m pretty happy with them. They have nice profiles and they cut really smooth. I recently replaced the Oldham 10″ thin kerf blade on … Continue reading
Now here is a great hardware hack. Build a cheap (about $1 per input) A/V switch with as many inputs as you like. The link comes from Hack A Day, a great hardware hacking site. I’m going to have to … Continue reading
PZ Myers points out this list of “Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years” I’m not sure I agree with all these titles being on the list, and I’m sure I could come up with more … Continue reading