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Otterbox iPhone lens case

October 3, 2011 // 0 Comments

We are always looking for accessories which will enable us to extend what we can do with the iPhone 4. Lens attachments for the phone’s 5-megapixel camera are such an [...]

MOS : A Day In Pompeii

September 30, 2011 // 0 Comments

The eruption of Mount Vesuvious on August 24, AD 79 must have been terrifying to the inhabitants of Pompeii. In less than a day, this thriving Roman city of 20,000 was [...]

NeuroSky MindWave FirstLook

September 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

The idea of a brain-computer interface (BCI) has been the stuff of science fiction since the invention of the computer. There are the obvious applications and situations [...]

Celestial Globe : FirstLook

September 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

Celestial globes have been the means by which astronomers charted the heavens since ancient times. The first recorded solar eclipse was made by the Chinese in 2136 BC. [...]

Brimfield Antique Show: Vintage Tech

September 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

We were out at Brimfield in July for their giant antique show. We planned to do the same this past Thursday for the start of the Fall show, but the torrential rain changed [...]

Nixie Tubes

August 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

The  photo of the Digital Readout unit from our Craigslist purchase got the emails flowing. Many of you were eager to share your stories of  nixie tube projects. [...]

Scherr Tumico Toolmaker’s Microscope

August 24, 2011 // 0 Comments

The  RainyDayInterns are tasked with scouring Craigslist and flagging anything which may be interesting to use for DIY projects. We never know what they will find, but [...]

Two Hundred Light Years

August 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

Perspective:  One can get it when one looks at things from a new or different vantage point. Having the proper perspective is important in contemplating everyday things. It [...]

Manga Guide: The Universe

August 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

We have read a few of the books (Electricity, Molecular Biology, Databases) in the Manga Guide collection and have found them to be both entertaining and educational. In [...]

Last Space Shuttle Flight

July 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

NASA’s  Space Shuttle program began almost forty years ago. Today, it blasted offfor the last time. When the program was officially launched by President Nixon on [...]
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