Letter of Recommendation: Quality Binoculars Over the past year I have tested a bunch of different binoculars; in this post I share recommendations for *good* binoculars at three different price points.
Letter of Recommendation: Where to start with Alastair Reynolds A friend asked me for a recommendation on where to start with Alastair Reynolds' books. With the caveat that I haven't (yet!) read his Merlin or Poseidon's Children series, I have three suggestions. Pick the one that most resonates with you: Revelation Space series: classic …
3D Printing Recommendation: Plasti-Dip Spray Rubberized Coating I've now completed several 3D printing projects which need to sit more-or-less still on a desktop or other work surface. I've seen a few different approaches to this, but I wanted to note that I've had good luck so far with clear Plasti-Dip rubberized …
Now: Feb. 2021 Reading: As I was last month, I’m still working through and enjoying Barack Obama’s A Promised Land; I’m about halfway through it now. I’m also reading Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Katie Hafner, a 1990s-era dive into the history of the Internet and its predecessor, …
Letters of Recommendation: Where to start with Peter F. Hamilton, Mastodon iPhone apps, and Domain Registrars Friends have sent me a few questions related to my “Now” post from yesterday, and I have one other service I’d like to mention. Do I have a Peter F. Hamilton recommendation to start? Good question. For a good sci-fi space opera, I think I would start with his …