as always, a scary looking bunch of tech types....
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Tuesday Lunch Bunch
Another shot of the regular crew....
as always, a scary looking bunch of tech types....
as always, a scary looking bunch of tech types....
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
They'll want their money back....
I have a friend who loves to send me internet jokes, even if I've seen them 1000 times before. I don't mind since at least we're keeping in touch.
Well on this day when I'm stuck at home still not feeling well and the weather miserable, a get a joke from him that I didn't find particularly funny. What made me laugh out loud was the 'targeted' ads Google inserted.
I think they'll want their money back....
Well on this day when I'm stuck at home still not feeling well and the weather miserable, a get a joke from him that I didn't find particularly funny. What made me laugh out loud was the 'targeted' ads Google inserted.
I think they'll want their money back....
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Kids, Don't Do This at Home!
No, that is not the incandescent glow of 2050oF glass and an unapproved method of gathering molten glass. If it were we'd be seeing quite a different picture of the poor gaffer about to burst into flames. Instead it is the incandescent glow of... well, a 100 watt incandescent light bulb.
Yes the melter is *still* out of service.
Here is the guilty party:
so when a prior element popped it left a piece of itself behind. The intense heat of the melter actually melted the nichrome into the refractory where it formed a material so hard they could make weapons out of it. Part of this stray nichrome-ceramic compound would bubble out of the shelf and short out the replacement element, starting the process all over again.
Our goal of the day was to remove the affected portion of the element shelf and replace it with a new one.
Once the shelf dries we'll put in the replacement element:
Here's the last candy dish I made a month ago, the last piece to come out before the melter melted.
It has the size I'm looking for but I still need work on the foot. In a closeup the bubble that became the foot got misshapen and off-center. It doesn't matter as poor cross ventilation got the poor thing caught in a cold draft right near the end, and the bottom is all cracked.
What was interesting on this piece is I went almost all tool-less on the final shaping, getting the open end nice and hot so it flowed out all on its own without ever having to hit it with the jacks. Pity about the foot and the crack as it made such a nice dish....
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
DQ Grand Reopening
After going a year without a Dairy Queen, the store at its new location, 310 W. Aaron Drive, opened with great fan-fare.
Even some celebrities showed up:
From L to R is Mike the Mailman, Don Boller, and myself.
Welcome back , DQ!
Even some celebrities showed up:
From L to R is Mike the Mailman, Don Boller, and myself.
Welcome back , DQ!
Monday, February 04, 2008
The Day After Groundhog Day
Super Sunday, or around here this year, the Day After Groundhog Day, was a super Sunday indeed. It was School Spirit Day for both of the kids' schools at the Bryce Jordan Center where we got discounted tickets to see the PSU Lady Lions take on the Wisconsin Badgers. It was a welcome respite from the losing fight chipping away at the 2 inches or so of ice the slush storm left us on Friday. (6 more weeks of this? I'll get you, Phil!)
Prior to the start of the game a remote control blimp emblazoned with McLanahan's logos and advertising their Penn State Room circled about the Jordan center. Later on, at half-time, it was circling the arena and then hovering over whatever section was supposedly shouting the loudest for the blimp. It would then drop coupons for something or other onto the crowd.... I don't want to comment publically on what the visual looked like!
A blimp spitting cupons out its back end was almost the highlight of the game as the Lady Lions let this one slip right from the start. Lackluster play, missed opportunities, and a boatload of missed free throws! There is just not enough vituperative to describe it.
The real highlight of the game came with about 4 minutes of play left in the second half. We were comtemplating getting a jump on the crowd when the Nittany Lion showed up:
That was the highlight of the game along with the freebie 4 mugs that had blinking LED lights around the base. (We'll ignore the almost $30 for 3 cheeseburgers and a hot dog for now.) It was a nice family afternoon out even if the game turned into a stark reminder of how much the program has sunk.
At least the Super Bowl lived up to its billing this year, instead of the Super Hype of years past, where one team gets blown out so early you keep watching just for the commercials. (Which stank.) This one will go down as one of the best games ever played. I love defensive struggles that get settled in the final minute of the game. Enough's already been written about this game so you don't need any of my commentary.
Then it was back to trying to get all that damned ice out of the driveway. Which brings me back to the day known as the Day After Groundhog Day. If this keeps up I'm going to drive to Punxsutawney and dig up that groundhog....
Prior to the start of the game a remote control blimp emblazoned with McLanahan's logos and advertising their Penn State Room circled about the Jordan center. Later on, at half-time, it was circling the arena and then hovering over whatever section was supposedly shouting the loudest for the blimp. It would then drop coupons for something or other onto the crowd.... I don't want to comment publically on what the visual looked like!
A blimp spitting cupons out its back end was almost the highlight of the game as the Lady Lions let this one slip right from the start. Lackluster play, missed opportunities, and a boatload of missed free throws! There is just not enough vituperative to describe it.
The real highlight of the game came with about 4 minutes of play left in the second half. We were comtemplating getting a jump on the crowd when the Nittany Lion showed up:
That was the highlight of the game along with the freebie 4 mugs that had blinking LED lights around the base. (We'll ignore the almost $30 for 3 cheeseburgers and a hot dog for now.) It was a nice family afternoon out even if the game turned into a stark reminder of how much the program has sunk.
At least the Super Bowl lived up to its billing this year, instead of the Super Hype of years past, where one team gets blown out so early you keep watching just for the commercials. (Which stank.) This one will go down as one of the best games ever played. I love defensive struggles that get settled in the final minute of the game. Enough's already been written about this game so you don't need any of my commentary.
Then it was back to trying to get all that damned ice out of the driveway. Which brings me back to the day known as the Day After Groundhog Day. If this keeps up I'm going to drive to Punxsutawney and dig up that groundhog....
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