Ask nearly anyone today and they will readily explain that Ikea is the company with the fancy furniture that you assemble yourself from a kit. They are, at least as of 2008, the largest retailer of homebuilt furniture in the world. Pretty impressive, and a testament to the willingness of people to build things for… Continue reading The Ikea of Technology
Category: Electronics
Buzzed
In a prior post I had mentioned the venerable “buzz coil” as used in the Model T Ford and other automotive, marine, and stationary engine ignition systems prior to 1920. (the model T actually used them until the end of production in 1927, long after others had abandoned them in favor of single coil/high tension distributors)… Continue reading Buzzed