Author: Ben

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Linkage: June 6th, 2012 to June 21st, 2012

Doing the Line Charts Right — vis4.net
Great notes on how to make great line charts
SPDY in Nginx
Finally. Can't wait to turn this on.
The care and feeding of software engineers (or, why engineers are grumpy) | NCZOnline
Long, excellent essay on software engineering as a profession
star trail photos
Amazing photos from astronaut Don Pettit on the ISS.
Cabin Life: The Rewards of Trail Work
" Drive slow, be quiet and keep your dog on a leash." The three simple rules of camping at a campground.
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Linkage: May 31st, 2012 to June 6th, 2012

Fruit crop relief sought – Times Union
I do like 'dem apples. Or lack of apples. NY lost 50 ~ 75% of it's apple crop to frost this year.
Kartograph
A new map / visualization library that draws fully vector data, with configurable projection. Via @nelson.
Japanese Chisel Tuneup – Part 1 – Fine Woodworking
Japanese Chisel Tuneup – Part 1:
Posted by Jay_Speetjens

Some techniques for tuning up Japanese bench chisels …

Mortising / Adam Cherubini
Adam Cherubini's take on mortising technique. Very little pounding, mostly use the chisel in a paring fashion. Very different take on how to chop a mortise by hand.
Elliptical Shapes Using Simple Geometry – video
How to draw an ellipse using a compass and a straightedge
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Woodworking

A Place for Saws

I’ve got enough saws floating around now that I decided I needed a better way to store them. My little till will be a pretty simple box, dovetailed at the corners, with a drawer (two maybe?) underneath for saw sharpening stuff.

The plan is to store the saws handle down, blade up. The handles will rest on a piece of dowel and the blades will slot into a series of kerfs.

The dovetails came out pretty well, though I screwed up the top rail my first go round, mismarking the location of the pins. They fit great, they were just offset by an inch or so. Sloppy. I also got to cut my very first dado by hand.

 

White pine is fun stuff. Easy to work, smells nice, compresses well. And it’s cheap here in upstate NY.

 

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Linkage: May 24th, 2012 to May 31st, 2012

VIDEO: The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. An instant classic…
Keep 'em running, keep 'em on the road.
On Being the New Boss
Every time Tim Bray says "Mr. Lowery," I cringe a little.
my pupils
stupid eye tricks. the brain is crazy.
US Housing Crisis – Negative Equity Infographic – Zillow
beautiful visualization of a terrible thing
API Design – Matt Gemmell
Mostly focused on iOS / OSX, but good thoughts
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Linkage: May 17th, 2012 to May 24th, 2012

"The Maple Avenue Mind-Set"
The local drama over whether kids should be able to bike to a local middle school ends up in Bicycling magazine. Crazy.
Courtesy Table
More like a see-saw table. Clever idea and design.
Making a cutting gauge
Neat design for a cutting gauge with a captive wedge.
Untitled (http://twitter.com/bltww/status/204006124448522241/photo/1)
Improvised shave horse for roughing these dowels. #konkbench
Geeks and Repetitive Tasks
AUTOMATE