What kind of foam cuts well on a router-based CNC machine?
I have a CNC machine and I usually use it to cut plastic, wood, metal, etc. But recently I've been doing a lot of my own g-code programming and I'd like to do some testing with foam materials....
View ArticleRecommendation for (online) photoshop class
I'd like to improve my photoshop skills and was hoping to find a good online course to take. I don't have much experience with online learning and don't know what sites to look at or what courses to...
View ArticleHelp me find a national park geographically between my friend and me
I want to go camping in a national park (or a really great state park) between my friend in Indiana, and myself in Austin, TX. I was initially thinking about Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but it...
View ArticleIs this graffiti some kind of code (drifter/hobo/etc?)
I saw this graffiti on a wall along a hiking/mountain bike trail near where I work. It sort of reminds me of hobo glyphs but not in any way that I can decode or understand. Is it just plain graffiti or...
View ArticleDo I have a rat or mice infestation?
I have some not-great pictures of one a rodent in our garage, cunningly evading a rat trap and eating it's bait without setting it off. But what kind of rodent is it? I can hear rodents scurrying and...
View ArticleAm I missing a joke from "Toast of London" or is it a mistake?
The BBC show "Toast of London is full of surreal jokes, so I can't tell if I'm missing something or it's just a filming glitch. There's a tiny scene in season 2, episode 5, where he's talking to his...
View ArticleISO a decent javascript library for making custom/imaginary maps
I want to make interactive maps of imaginary places, for display on the web in an interactive manner. I am a programmer, I am not really a javascript programmer but I can do a little JS if required....
View ArticleI need a crash course in industrial design
I have a nice home shop and I know how to use it. My problem is that when I'm designing things, I feel like I'm always reinventing the wheel, and usually doing a worse job. Googling stuff is always...
View ArticleDoes the public have the right to access a utility easement?
I was looking at some proposed maps for new bike trails, and I was curious where they were going to run. Looking at google maps it looks like a lot of them will be along what looks like a power...
View ArticleHelp me find a poem - late 80s edition
When I was in 7th grade we had to memorize and recite a poem. This would have been around 1988 or 1989. I remember a few things about it, but I can't remember it now. I think the title was "Suburbia"...
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