I took care of a fairly minor project today. I didn't have a lot of time or I would have accomplished quite a bit more. Even though it was pretty minor task, I still got pretty hot and sweaty.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Instrumental Music
I'm a pretty big fan of most musical styles. I keep my player on random shuffle and it played a couple of instrumental tunes on my way in to work this morning. Thought I would share some of the instrumental stuff I keep in the playlist. There's quite a bit of variety. Some you will recognize, and hopefully there is some music that you've never heard before that you enjoy. Take a quick listen if it's something you aren't familiar with.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Staining the Deck
Staining the deck is an annual or biennial (every other year) chore that I really don't care much for.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
More toys!
The GW Instek multimeters that I purchased through an online auction finally arrived. They work perfectly, with no funky voltage readings or anything alarming like the Fluke 8000A meters showed.
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Backyard Landscaping
We've been in this house for over six years now. I've wanted to work on the back yard for a long time, but other issues have been more pressing, and the household budget is always a consideration!
This past week we finally got serious about it.
This past week we finally got serious about it.
Thursday, August 02, 2018
Fluke 8000A Refurbishment - a DMM follow-up
The previous post about the arrival and dissection of the two Fluke meters, and digital multimeters (DMMs) in general, is here:
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
Craft Brewers... or are they?
I saw this graphic on the internet recently, and thought it was important enough to share. The Craft Beer you think you have been drinking might just be a "Crafty" corporate beer.
The big dogs in the brewing industry have been buying up smaller independent breweries. The big players have been losing market share (and profits) to small brewers who are willing to brew great original beer. Sales of swill beer have been spiraling downwards, and something had to be done to compensate for the loss in sales... so the mega brewing companies have been buying out the craft brewers - and then cheapening the product to improve profit margins on their new purchase.
They have also been buying distribution networks and excluding craft beers from distribution, while continuing to carry their own brand. Sometimes I get the sense that large business doesn't really enjoy or want healthy competition.
The big dogs in the brewing industry have been buying up smaller independent breweries. The big players have been losing market share (and profits) to small brewers who are willing to brew great original beer. Sales of swill beer have been spiraling downwards, and something had to be done to compensate for the loss in sales... so the mega brewing companies have been buying out the craft brewers - and then cheapening the product to improve profit margins on their new purchase.
They have also been buying distribution networks and excluding craft beers from distribution, while continuing to carry their own brand. Sometimes I get the sense that large business doesn't really enjoy or want healthy competition.
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