.: Blogroll Planet

After David’s memorial service in May (a video recording of which is permanently on Vimeo with no password necessary), some people on my Facebook page asked if a collection of…

I’m splitting daily driving duties between two pens this week. The Franklin-Christoph 03’s EF SIG makes a careful, dark line. The Pilot 92’s FM Architect leaves light grey lines (with…

Writing and sharing words would superficially seem to be the same thing no matter where you write and share them. But the number of words, the sorts of words you…

Friends! I'm in New York City! I haven't been since 2019! Getting here was smooth and good and now these events are no longer speculative and I want to take…

Podcasting with the NonRev Lounge Team! Cap'n Aux rubs elbows and shares adventures with the crew of the über-popular Nonrev Lounge Podcast! The post Podcasting with the NonRev Lounge Team!…

A decade ago I embarked on a journey to Rashidieh, a mixed but primarily Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. I spent three months there as a volunteering youth envoy…

After several years of keeping it going in semi-retired, keep-the-lights-on (KTLO) mode, I’ve decided to officially fully retire this blog. The ribbonfarm.com domain and all links will remain active, but…

Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit the road, packing away the paddle boards, washing the bus, and burning…

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene Some people ride bikes in the rain….ON PURPOSE….just for the…

Reflecting on 2024 while watching trashy TV. Also, links to articles I've written and have read.

Wednesday, August 28th, marked the beginning of the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the Polish train manufacturer Newag against train maintenance yard Serwis Pojazdow Szynowych and experts from the Dragon…

Lots of interest in gene editing startups but in practice they don't do that well: Few diseases can be corrected through gene editing, hence valuations of such companies, despite FDA…

Shana Tova to all who celebrate the Jewish New Year. The passing year has been an extremely tough one on a personal and national level. I sincerely hope that the…

Image Details & Source Aerial Photography Of Zig-zag Road by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels Click Here for the Original, High-Quality Image This page was last modified: October 3rd, 2024 This…

Explore the Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm in Uzbekistan, where timeless treasures reveal the rich history and stunning architecture of this hidden gem in the Kyzylkum Desert. The post Desert…

This post is not about research or developing software for robots. Instead it is some tips on how to go about building robots for mass deployment and how to leverage…

The end of Summer is so close. We have a few days forcasted to be popping back into 30°c this week, but overall we’ve dropped down to the point where…

Another update to Wallops building on the 2.0 release is available: wallops-2.1.sit (StuffIt 3 archive) SHA256: 7cb16046e076488e1997e1232631cf2dc9737bac0a94f0348caf5d183927f4a9SHA1: fd1d7145aa4baaf5322175f348644d1057267a65 This update includes a number of new features and bugfixes: Implement tab…

<p>Most of the content on this site is an aggregate view of my work in other venues. How do I want to manage that process going forward?</p>

A website for family, friends, and anyone who lands there to enjoy my photos. For a long time after quitting Instagram in 2021, my photos were nowhere to be seen.…