Back to Magic
As far as I can tell, Magic is my oldest hobby and I’ve counted myself as a “magician” on at least some level for over 30 years. From my early teens until I left Uni I was performing reasonably...
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Recording Time
I took a trip to London yesterday, as part of my ongoing interest in the history of the Speaking Clock. I was there to record the MKII Prototype Speaking Clock which they have on display at the Science...
View ArticleIt’s all a bit quiet round here…
I’ve not been posting much recently, at least not here. I haven’t got anything to offer in the way of excuses (apart from the usual “OMG BUSY!”) but I do blog elsewhere on the net for those who are...
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BOV – the saga continues
Well it’s been an interesting month for BOV. There’s a tale of tediousness, and a more satisfying tale of improvements. Tediousness It started with its annual MOT, and as BOV is a 15 year old,...
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Milton Keynes Phone & Post Office Vehicles Day, 2015
Yesterday was the Milton Keynes Myseum Phone & Post Office Vehicles Day. I had been hoping to pile my telephone exchange into the back of BOV and take it up there to display along side Ians HES2...
View ArticleElevator Hacking: From the Pit to the Penthouse
I’ve spent the weekend watching videos of talks from computer security conferences (I know, I’m living the high-life) One of the more generally interesting ones I’ve watched, is this 2 hour video about...
View ArticleHistorically accurate 3 biscuit link
A friend recently pointed me towards a poster which functions as a UK biscuit identification guide: http://lisagarnerdesign.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lisa_Garner_Biscuit_Poster1.png – which...
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Stalling Polo (1.4L Petrol, 1998)
For the last couple of months, my trusty VW Polo has been stalling when I change down a gear as I’m slowing down, or when I’m braking at slow speed or going round a corner. It’s done this before, and I...
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Workshop component storage
Back in April, I came across this video in which Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) shows off his Sortimo storage system. Inspired by the video, I decided I’d had enough of electronic components...
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Woodstore
Now that I’ve got a woodburner, I need somewhere to keep my firewood. It needs to be big, and it needs to be ventilated. It also needs to be cheap (as wood stores can run to about £200, which is about...
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ERNIE – Electronic Random Number Indicating Equipment
One subject I’m fascinated by is ERNIE. The random number generator which was built by the Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill to pick the winners of the “Premium Savings Bonds Prize Draw”....
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New Toy! New Toy! New Toy!
Before… And after! After about 8 years of saying “I’ll get one installed eventually” I now have a woodburner! Hurrah! It’s clearly showing up the rest of the room now, so I’m going to have to bite the...
View ArticleA new challenge – 100 Miles a month
Olga Galchenco recently linked to this old blog post of hers and it got me thinking. I run a fair bit at the moment, I’m running reasonable distances every other day (I alternate between running days...
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Golf Club Trick – First Followup
I recently posted about The Golf Club Trick. Since then, I’ve been gathering a little more information about the originator of the trick Joe Marsh who first performed it in 1930, and I’ve been promised...
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“The Golf Club Trick”
For the first time in a long time, I have a juggling trick to work on. It seems to be known as “The Golf Club Trick” and dates back at least as far as the 1950s. There are several variations on the...
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Fuel Graphs
I’m in the process of switching energy providers, and my old supplier has sent me a “how energy efficient are you?” letter with some suggestions about how to save more energy. I’m really quite chuffed...
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BOV – Spring Update
BOV passed it’s MOT on Friday, so is on the road for another year at least. Which is good, considering I’ve already got 3 events booked up between now and the end of May! Despite my worries, it...
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Flapjacks
I’ve been baking again! Ingredients 4oz butter 4oz brown sugar 2-3 tablespoons of golden syrup 8oz poridge oats (or fruity museli if you like) 4oz dried fruit (optional) Method Melt the butter, sugar,...
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Field Soldering – Top Tip
Working on strowger phone exchanges involves a lot of soldering, but unlike modern electronics, you can’t use a fancy temperature controlled soldering station, with built in solder stand etc when...
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PICAXE Master Clock
A while ago I built an emulation of a GPO Master Clock out of an arduino. I was never happy with it, it drifted all over the place despite my best efforts and there was a bug somewhere in the code...
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