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• Get over yourself. Embrace the minivan.
• Sights and Sounds: Let's listen to a Toyota hybrid do its stuff
• What unplanned EV road trips in cold weather (5°F/-15°C) are actually like these days
• Don't overthink electric car charging (we should be doing it differently)
• This defunct EPCOT attraction is why I'm like this
• The cycles your dishwasher has might be wildly different - you should try 'em out
• Bought a car that was smoked in? Ozone generators can get rid of the odor
• Some DVD re-releases got cheapened out in a weird way (or may not even be legit!)
• LED replacement bulbs for cars are bad and you shouldn't use them.
• A failed duty cycle experiment with a rotary desiccant dehumidifier
• My Ioniq 5's ICCU failed and Hyundai's doing a terrible job fixing this problem
• Sights and Sounds: Aztec Pinball Machine Gameplay and Playfield Layout
• An unplanned trip from Chicago to Milwaukee in an electric car
• Renewable energy means we can stop setting money on fire, silly billy
• Answering your pinball questions - Williams Aztec Q&A
• Here's what Numitron tubes in an actual product look like
• Connextras dishwasher follow up (the sequel)
• Google Location Services are fundamentally broken and have been for years
• HVAC sizing follow-up (aux heat, shared walls, sizing for heating, "runs all the time," etc)
• HVAC professionals aren't sizing equipment appropriately [condensed version]
• This snow blower has 2-year-old gas in it. Let's see how it starts.
• Tamper-resistant outlets aren't all the same - a follow-up
• Developing C-41 color film at home is actually pretty easy
• My thoughts on GM and Ford's move to abandon the CCS connector in favor of "NACS"
• A surprisingly effective feature of mini-split heat pumps (at least... I think so?)
• A long-winded 1-year ownership report on my Hyundai Ioniq 5
• A 24-hour test run of the Hyundai Ioniq 5's Vehicle-to-Load function
• Some following up, and why I won't push you towards rooftop solar
• Gas stoves aren't really that fast - even standard electric is faster!
• Critical Program Reading (1975) - 16mm Film
• I found a really easy way to make milky frosted glass for light fixtures
• I still don't get the point of switches ON receptacles
• My snow blower has old gas in its tank. But it was stabilized — will it start?
• Sights and Sounds — Wurlitzer "Statesman" 3400 Jukebox
• EV charging thoughts for renters, multi-family buildings, on-street parking areas, etc.
• Some more Kettle Thoughts (including; Microwaving Water!)
• My EV road trip return had two small hiccups, and the state of the Bolt EV (and Volt, too)
• More vaguely-informative ramblings about low pressure sodium lamps
• So... the minute hand shows progression — apparently we think of time in wildly different ways
• A story about a camera with very old batteries that haven't leaked and still work somehow
• Sights and Sounds: Pioneer CLD-M301 (LD player / 5-disc CD changer)
• Tru-Tone C9 LED Christmas lights - an overview
• Sights and Sounds: Laserdisc players
• I took a cross-country train trip!
• A very rambly Coleman Lantern follow-up. Turns out they rarely make sense in 2021
• How to use, more info, and further thoughts on hurricane (Dietz) lanterns
• How to calculate when heat pumps make financial sense (and other heat pump follow-up thoughts)
• Even *more* humidifier thoughts!
• Is a Vicks vaporizer an electrode boiler?
• This video's a wash
• Sharp Carousel Multiple Choice - Follow-up, questions answered, etc
• Follow-up; weirdness of getting through-the-viewfinder shots
• A slightly explosive touch-lamp follow-up (standby energy consumption)
• Re-replacing the Figaro's driver's side speaker (and also the passenger's!)
• Replacing the Figaro's driver's side speaker
• Modern engine control musings and Fixing a Figaro
• Junk! 2!
• Connextras; Chest Freezer Follow-up
• Going through old junk! Stories, organization, and other things. Ep 1/?
• I painted light bulbs and put them outside. Here's what happened.
• Gratuitous Honking
• Connextras: The JVC LCCS monitor has some quirks
• TC2: More RGB Weirdness
• Our product works! You can prove it with this test we included for you!
• The Chevy Volt Concept is Dead. Is that good?
• Analog Video Capture follow-up
• E-Ink for productivity: Software and General Updates
• Lav Mic Recorder: Tascam DR-05 vs. Zoom H1n
• Sunbeam Radiant Control Toaster--Repair and Modernization
• E-Ink for Productivity: An Introduction
• A Plethora of Extras from the Story of Disney's Third PeopleMover
• More Space Heater Nonsense
• DVD-RAMifications (experiments and other goodies relating to DVD-RAM)
• Filming CRTs: It's pretty easy, actually
• A Tale of Two CD Players
• Electromagnets, roller coasters, half-a-dozen flags, and clunkless chain lifts
• The original intro--should I bring it back?
• Some Thoughts about Disney Parks (and secrets? from an insider)
• Autofocus rambles and a landing at MDW
• Teardown of an LED Traffic Light Module