Ward Christensen (@WardXmodem) profile picture

Computer Hobbyist Inventor of Xmodem & (w/Randy Suess) BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems) Retired after 43 yrs with IBM in the Chicago area.

Chicago, IL
Joined February 2010
@mediaing Your wonderful spiral hub on Thingiverse, I'm sorry to say that with newer versions of SCAD, while OK on preview, errors out when rendering. It says the polygon isn't closed. I've been using it for a long time but recently updated my SCAD.
Replying to @tonysarabia
@tonysarabia Your NW Prof Patrick doing the videos might consider Kickstarter.
#PassTheSmile #2: A fascinating concept car was removed from my reality: "It likely cost(s) more than a hundred government toilets"
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Pass the smile: I had to laugh at hearing the phrase "not like you have to be a rocket surgeon".
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Biggest tech "WOW" of the week: people looking at what the FOLLOW-ON to transistors may be! d'oh, never thought of that!
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I found my local florist can over-winter a large Hibiscus for me! (as long as not infected like White Flies)
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Replying to @scifri
@SciFri I'd love to see the web enable remote "club" meeting attendance, etc. Someone moves 500 mi away, can still "attend" via the web.
Replying to @scifri
@SciFri I'd love for shut-ins to be able to shop via web cam on lanyard/necklace. Costs would be a problem - Perhaps volunteers for testing.
May 18 Chicago mini-maker-fair quite a hit! 2Dkits.com's booth where I was a tech, had > 200 "blinkies" built! Many correctly!
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Wow, 5 days ago, was the 40th birthday of the Intel 4004 - the first "microcomputer" chip. 740KHz. wow
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