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stazher··on Building an RC Plane from a Wall Heater
Reminds me of article I saw years ago, making spoof of Popular Mechanics of 1960's:

Build an Intergalactic Radio Telescope In Your Backyard Using your Son's Tricycle, Save Billions!

TLDR: No, he didn't build an RC plane from a wall heater.

Longer version: He used a salvaged centri fan and some of the wire from an old wall heater. The rest is exactly what one would expect. Commercially purchased parts including foam panels, RC Tx/Rx and batteries, and a manufactured foam wing, along with various parts from a couple boxes of old RC parts in the basement and some tape and glue.

I wanted to see a flying space heater, by gosh!

stazher··on Bletchley’s wartime codebreakers meet again
This article is mostly hidden behind a membership sign-in.

Notably absent, and getting no mention in the viewable part of the article, Alan Turing.

stazher··on Understanding npm
Doesn't work on chromium-browser either.
stazher··on [dead]
What's up with that font? It's nearly unreadable on my linux laptop, 15 inch screen, and it seems to be gaining popularity. I've been seeing it more often lately.