Archives for: August 2008
The House That Lego Inspired
August 28th, 2008I was watching Steward Brand's series "How Buildings Learn" and it occurred to me that his "good design" observations fit very well with an idea that I and many others have thought of, a Lego house. Despite this being a common thought among Lego affectio… more »
Quest for the lunchPod
August 25th, 2008In A previous post Hacking Lunch, I discussed my desire for a tool for cooking, carrying and dealing with the aftermath of making a meal at work or on the go. I referred to this as an "iPod of the food world" or lunchPod (lPod seems klunky to me). Even t… more »
What Apple Should Develop Next: Calling My Computer
August 18th, 2008Geek.com has an article on how to turn an Ubuntu PC into a PBX with some value added features using a program called Asterisk. What I thought was interesting about this is that in addition to a PBX (basically a phone switch)the program can also communic… more »
What Does Chaudywogbaaga Mean?
August 18th, 2008Why is this blog called Chaudywogbaaga? What does that mean? Chaudywogbaaga was a word that I made up when I was a small boy (5-7 years old). My older brother and my uncle (who is 3 years older than me) also made up a word each. I don't know if anyone re… more »
Skills All Kids Should Learn For Life
August 15th, 2008With so much time being spent on game consoles, Kids learn how to conceptualize 3D movement on a 2D plane, how to devote complex hand movements to muscle memory, maybe some resource handling and maybe some problem solving that I don't think applies to th… more »
Cars That Jack Up Themselves
August 15th, 2008I can think of a thousand reasons why a car company wouldn't do this. Legal concerns (but only because it's something new), added cost, trying to keep the average guy from fixing his own car. I think any argument against it is garbage.
Why do cars com… more »
Kataka Actuator
August 15th, 2008Theres no point trying to explain this thing in words. It doesn't work the way anything I've ever seen work. I will say this, I want one.
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It's pretty strong as you can see in the next video but I don't know how it would wor… more »
Hacking Lunch
August 13th, 2008
Most people that know me, know that I don't like being hungry. I tend to have a lot of snacks at my desk, I also avoid the vending machines because they are expensive compared to running to the store and picking up drinks in a six pack. I also have avoid… more »
What Do Humans Want?
August 13th, 2008In the world and throughout history, humans have searched for a meaningful existence. Many have looked to accomplish this through an accumulation of wealth and found it unsatisfying. Why is this? Why has the accumulation of wealth looked so satisfying bu… more »
Finding Love
August 13th, 2008An essay on what love is and is not.
Finding love is not about an individual finding the love of his or her life. It is about the human expression of a little understood emotion and feelings that are associated with it. There is so much written about… more »
My First Forge
August 1st, 2008This is my forge that I am currently using. It works but barely. I built it so that I could cast and forge with it. I can get steel hot enough to form, but it's a lot of brute work. I've melted 6+ lbs of copper but it took all day. That's why I'm calling… more »
Treadwall
August 1st, 2008
This is what the horse cup looked like when taken from the mold. The other pictures are after I cleaned it up.
This treadwall product is pretty cool, although I don't know how tall you can be and still use this thing. What would it take to make this for yourself? Two large wooden hexagons on rods, some kind of heavy duty rubber belt, A dishwasher or washing machi… more »
The Horse Cup
August 1st, 2008The horse cup comes from my daughter's love of horses. There were some attempts before this but they failed.
This is my first successful attempt at casting, I should have tried aluminum but for some reason I always have to do things the hard way. The cu… more »
Chaudywogbaaga
August 1st, 2008Making tongs in the forge.This is the Chaudywogbaaga blog I'll basically be writing about all those things that burn through my skull periodically. I'd like to post different designs and creations of mine. more »
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