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
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A Mechanical Neon Oscilloscope
Yes, you read that title correctly. …and no, I have not been in the sauce yet today. A mechanical oscilloscope. Just like spinning disk scanning television once existed, so too, did mechanized oscilloscopes. An oscilloscope is a truly amazing device. Those who suspect they’ve never seen one probably have–in the form of a heart monitor… Continue reading A Mechanical Neon Oscilloscope