From lines of code to glazed ceramic

This is a followup to a previous post about my “finger cup” 3D model.  I uploaded the 3D model file to Shapeways and received a version printed in ceramic! This heavy chunk of hardened clay started as about 16 lines of code.  I’m not counting comments and the lines that consist of only closing curly-braces, … Continue reading From lines of code to glazed ceramic

The little bowl I designed & printed

UPDATE: I printed this at Shapeways in food-safe glazed ceramic.  See the progression from code to object in a more recent blog post. I made a thing!  Well, I designed and made a thing.  You will find my “finger cup” at Thingiverse.  Quick background: several times a day at work, I find myself in the … Continue reading The little bowl I designed & printed

Musings of the past week

Financial Planning Kim and I went to chat with a financial advisor last night. We’re on track to getting a house and retirement, I think, but need to shuffle a few things around. I’m contributing too much to my 401(k) and need to put more money toward pre-59-years of age stuff. Also, I recently learned … Continue reading Musings of the past week

Tea Anemone

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/12/I have to say that Adagio, the company that supplies me with tea, impresses me more and more all the time. … Continue reading Tea Anemone

Tea Time

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/10/For the past few weeks, I have searched (off and on) for a decent tea timer application for use at work. … Continue reading Tea Time

Cool/Uncool

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/10/Do you know what’s cool? * Digging into the implementation behind the pthread_create() system call, and in the process learning about … Continue reading Cool/Uncool

Eugene and Pictures

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/05/Kim and I took a road trip to Eugene for the weekend. It’s a pretty college town and (around this time … Continue reading Eugene and Pictures

Photoblog

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/04/ TEA! Lots of it! Lots of different flavors! This was my most recent order and does not include any of … Continue reading Photoblog

Elvis needs boats! Elvis needs boats!

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/04/This is going to be the typical “LJ Catchup” post in which I complain that I have not updated this thing … Continue reading Elvis needs boats! Elvis needs boats!

Holy crap! There's a bustle in my hedgerow!

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/04/So about half of the females on my LJ friends-list seem to go crazy at various points on time over the … Continue reading Holy crap! There's a bustle in my hedgerow!