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    A Genius Idea

    Every time I am using a gasoline can to fill a mower, chainsaw, molotov cocktail, etc., I am annoyed by the safety mechanisms on the pouring spout.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 3, 2021
    • Badger Forge, Burn it to the ground, Things That Delight Me
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    I Feel Dumb For Not Trying This Sooner

    I’ve been a huge fan of Indian food since I first tasted it.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • May 31, 2021
    • Recipes, Things That Delight Me
    • 14 Comments

    Hope

    I planted a few bamboo by the forging shed, last fall. There were a few days of -4F weather in the winter and the bamboo (supposedly fairly cold hardy) died.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • May 30, 2021
    • Things That Delight Me, WTF
    • 21 Comments

    Science Saved My Soul

    I recently ran into one of the tried-and-boring christian come-backs against atheism: “if you don’t believe in god, how can you find joy in your life?” You know, that kind of yawner.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • May 3, 2021
    • Art, Science, Things That Delight Me
    • 40 Comments

    A Fascinating Story

    This is reported in The Guardian – and I heartily suggest you read the whole source article, if it interests you.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • April 5, 2021
    • Things That Delight Me
    • 10 Comments

    Winning

    I have lived a life of great fortune. Starting with picking a great set of parents, being born white, and American, I just kept getting lucky as opportunity spread itself before me like a red carpet. I would have had to be a real loser to fail.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • April 4, 2021
    • rant, Things That Delight Me
    • 15 Comments

    Things That Delight Me All Along The Watchtower

    This is a really lovely blues-tinged cover, delivered with passion.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • March 29, 2021
    • Art, Things That Delight Me
    • 12 Comments

    Photography in the Age of Photoshop

    Back in the 50’s and 60’s, there were photographs of “flying saucers” that were considered to be non-fake because of the presumed difficulty of faking film.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • March 22, 2021
    • Art, Things That Delight Me
    • 12 Comments

    Not Touch Panel

    This crossed my radar screen sensor fusion network thanks to the folks at TWIV. What does it have to do with virology? Nothing!

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • March 17, 2021
    • Art, Silliness, Things That Delight Me
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    The Phantom Tollbooth

    Norton Juster, the author of The Phantom Tollbooth died Monday, leaving behind one of the best children’s books, ever.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • March 10, 2021
    • Art, Things That Delight Me
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