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Spiritual Resonations

I run a number of websites that address my many passions,  one of them is Spiritual Resonations. The Mission of Spiritual ResonationsIn an era of constant noise and external influence, the “Voice of Self” is often the hardest to hear. I built Spiritual Resonations to be a digital sanctuary dedicated to helping individuals cut through the static of daily life […]

The Chemtrail Conspiracy: Origins and Perpetuation

Understanding Contrails Before delving into the conspiracy theory, it’s important to understand what contrails actually are. The term “contrail” is short for condensation trail. These are line-shaped clouds sometimes visible behind aircraft flying at high altitudes. Contrails form when the hot, humid exhaust from aircraft engines mixes with the colder, low-vapor-pressure air in the upper atmosphere, causing condensation of water […]

Mesh model of Ryobi Sliding Mitre Lock Handle

Reviving Broken Appliances and Tools: Specialist Small-Part Design and Manufacturing Using CAD/CAM and 3D Printing

In today’s throwaway culture, consumers often find themselves replacing entire appliances or tools because of a small broken plastic part. Whether it’s a cracked hinge on a dishwasher, a snapped bracket in a vacuum cleaner, or a worn-out gear in a power tool, the result is often the same: the entire device becomes unusable. Worse still, many of these parts […]

Intex Krystal Clear Above Ground Filter – Backwash Valve Adapter for 1.5″ pipe

Intex, in their infinite wisdom do not provide the backwash adapter for their SX1500 filter kit.   I could not find one anywhere online, including the Intex part service.  Their service department suggested I purchase a hose kit from them and canibalise it the get the screw on piece and then source the pipe adapter from somewhere else.  This would […]

Anything but Microsoft Windows

I’m done with it.  Windows 11 is the straw that broke the camel’s back from my perspective, and that Camel’s back has been straining for a few years. I’ve had the dubious pleasure of working with (among others) the Microsoft Platform since MS-DOS.   I’ve seen the O.S. go from a green screen (or black screen depending upon your monitor), to […]

3D Printing with Octoprint – Part 1

So you’ve got a 3D printer and want to start printing. Assuming you’ve already got an STL file to print from, you have to open a slicer program, Import the STL file and slice it to create your GCode file.  Then you have to upload that file to a micro SD card and insert the card into the printer, or if […]