I have always liked photographies, they are like small windows into the past. But for most of my life photography was a cumbersome method of practicing art. You needed a camera, film rolls, explosimeters, flashes, and if you really wanted to get the results you were looking for, you had to learn how to develop …
“The machine of a dreamSuch a clean machineWith the pistons a pumpin’Аnd the hubcaps all gleam” Queen, I’m in love with my car, A night at the opera, 1975 A missing Stratos is found A few days ago, I found a story about the recovery of a Lancia Stratos HF rally car that had been …
“When things get so big, I don’t trust them at all. You want some control. You’ve got to keep it small” Peter Gabriel, D.I.Y, 1977, the “Scratch” album In 1968 the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI or International Sport Commission), a branch of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FIA or International Sports Car Federation), concluded …
Things die… PCs eventually die. As with humans, this is a fact. No matter how much care we spend taking care of them or invest in upgrades, finally some vital component will fail, and the device will go to the heaven of nonfunctioning gadgets (trash). So, after 4 years of work, a mini-PC that I …
July 2021 update: If you remember those dreadful days (they looked dreadful then) of May 2018, when the SyFy channel canceled the beloved series The Expanse, you will also remember the #SaveTheExpanse campaign to make Bezo’s Amazon save the series from oblivion. I did my little contribution by building a 50 cm long papercraft replica …
My Expanse inspired wallpaper (updated with fixed link) Read More »
In case you hadn’t heard…@JeffBezos #SavedTheExpanse pic.twitter.com/alW5hSw1my — Wes Chatham (@weschatham) May 26, 2018
https://www.change.org/p/netflix-or-amazon-please-buy-the-rights-to-the-expanse-savetheexpanse
Let’s keep the show alive: http://uk.businessinsider.com/syfy-cancels-the-expanse-could-be-renewed-by-another-network-2018-5?r=US&IR=T You can help signing the Change.org petition: https://www.change.org/p/netflix-netflix-please-buy-the-rights-to-the-expanse?recruiter=464833734&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition
Image by Martin L. Sajon
An undergoing migration Wandering around at the Hannover Messe, I visited the Phoenix Contact booth. The vast product portfolio of this company is somewhat overwhelming and covers a lot more fields of application than humanly possible. Being my focus on Process Automation, I checked out their new offerings on PROFIBUS networking. The current trend in …
New approaches in Profibus DP and PA components (Snapshots from the near future: Part 2) Read More »
