Two events coincided this last week for me. First I started putting a bibliography on this website to let people know what I have written in the past, which naturally led me to thinking about a book I wrote over 10 years ago – The Loch and whether I should drag the pdf out of… Continue reading The Fifth Warrior and other stuff
Month: March 2011
Instructable for viewing eclipses etc.
Last week I put up this Instructable for a solar viewer – to allow me and the family to view eclipses and transits safely!
Geodesic Dome II
I am pleased to say that I didn’t get too disheartened by the failure of my first attempt and I have now made a whole new dome. Admittedly on a more modest scale, but this one actually worked and has all the right proportions of a dome. It’s also incredibly light, and for it’s weight,… Continue reading Geodesic Dome II
How big is the world?
I’ve had lots of odd conversations with my wife about the way the world is and how it is going. In particular she’s been looking into whether we as a world can continue with a possession based culture or if some sort of responsibility based structure should be implemented instead. In the course of this… Continue reading How big is the world?
That Full Moon
Here are my pictures of the perigee Full Moon conjuction… Enjoy!