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Why I over-design electrical systems

"Why", I'm sometimes asked, "do you specify electrical stuff that's bigger and more powerful than I had expected?"It's a justifiable question. Batteries are expensive, heavy and bulky; why would you...

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Censorship and "NSFW" on social networks

Most social networks implement some degree of censorship. It kind of has to be there - the alternative is for the worst dregs of humanity to fill your feeds with things you really don't want to know...

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And Then There Were Two (Hulls)

There's still a long way to go, but now it *looks* like two-thirds of a trimaran!The second hull, not surprisingly, was considerably easier and faster to assemble than the first. It may be cold out...

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Why Monthly Internet Usage Caps are a Lie

If you ask an Internet service provider why they cap your usage at 50 or 100 GB per month, they will say something like:"The cap is necessary to prevent heavy users from hogging all the bandwidth and...

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Ice-up

Mid-January is ice-up time here in Kingston. It is a time of frustration and depression for many, but it is also a time of sublime, subtly shifting beauty.Topic: PhotographyPlaces:...

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Of Booze And Boats

I've seen an awful lot of ridiculous, idiotic, dangerous things out on the water. A remarkably large number of them seem to involve booze.Cider beer, red wine, and the propeller from a 25-knot power...

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Epoxy & Fibreglass in Winter

It's still winter up here in the great frozen wilds of Ontario. That doesn't mean that boatbuilding has to come to a complete stop. We can, with a few tricks, turn ice-cold epoxy into something...

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We've Been Busy....

For you regular readers who've been wondering why there's been nothing new here for a couple of months.... Katy and I are now six weeks into parenthood, and little Julia is doing well.People: Julia Marsh

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A Taste of Scotland

From the Kingston Scottish Festival yesterday....Topic: PhotographyPlaces: KingstonOntarioCanadaArt: festivalScottish

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Weekend Warrior Cruising

A lot has changed in life over the last several years. Getting out on the boat became a fair bit harder with the addition of one child, and then a second. Then there's owning a country property that...

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