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Aaron

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joined on 03/10/07
last updated 05/08/08
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Hmm. Kinda hard to say since I'm stuck on the inside looking out. Quirky I suppose.



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I must still be on my hippie high horse after Sunday's Earth Day festivities...

Today the people in my department asked me if I would get us a set of glass basins so they could wash parts with acetone and white gas like they do in other departments. I told them flat out no. When they asked me why I told then that it wasn't necessary, there are other ways, and it creates an evil, caustic, and flammable slurry in the end for which we have no procedure for disposing of here (even though I kno... read more
Tue, April 22, 2008 - 3:22 PM permalink - 5 comments
 

In slight homage to the upcoming Maker Faire I posted up a little vid of my current bike project.


The State of California had a problem with my bike having the incorrect mileage readout on the odometer when I went to transfer the registration from Nevada to California (they hate out of state things just so you know.) So I decided to fix it myself...

Problem with the bike being that it was 4000 miles short of where it should be, which meant I had to somehow put 4000 miles on it p... read more
Tue, April 15, 2008 - 8:48 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
Mosquito-Hawks/Eaters don't eat mosquitoes...

My world is shattered.

After sitting in an evening class being pestered by both mosquitoes and supposed "mosquito eaters" last night, I decided to do some research.

Wikipedia entry for the Crane Fly (Mosquito Hawk): ...crane flies do not prey on mosquitoes as adults, nor do they bite humans. Some larval crane flies may on occasion feed on mosquito larvae.[1] Adult crane flies feed on nectar or they do not feed at all; once they become adu... read more
Fri, April 11, 2008 - 4:26 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
Whether to attend quite possibly the most interesting lesson in my Astro class, the one on black holes, neutron stars and such...

Or

Go see the Subhumans, where I can scream idealistic slogans till my throat goes hoarse, mosh, grapple, and bounce till I can move no more.




Sigh...
Mon, April 7, 2008 - 8:39 PM permalink - 10 comments
 
Yup, thats me... I'm surprised that I've lived as long as I have.

For some reason I thought that it would be a great idea to ride from Reno, over Donner pass, to Roseville through a snow flurry, at night, on a motorcycle!

Goddamn... what a scary and cold situation. Despite several layers of clothing and chemical hand warmers I still felt like I was tobogganing naked!

I also literally experienced brain freeze. No matter how hard I tried to cram myself into the space between my gas t... read more
Wed, March 26, 2008 - 11:06 PM permalink - 5 comments
 
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