Category Archives: Technology

Cooking with Just the Sun’s Rays: GoSun Sport-E Solar Oven Review

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Scott Buchanan

Sections to Follow: The Case for Solar Cooking; Types of Solar Cookers; Cooking with Solar Ovens; Review of Purchased GoSun Sport-E Solar Oven; Why This Article on This Blog The Case for Solar Cooking Although domestic cooking in developed countries … Continue reading →

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Canadian Wildfires Will Likely Burn All Summer; Ways to Filter the Air in Your Home

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Scott Buchanan

As I write this, the U.S. Atlantic coast is again impacted by smoke drifting down from the wildfires in Quebec and western provinces of Canada. Several sources I checked indicated that it is unrealistic to expect human effort to extinguish … Continue reading →

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“Five Talents” Microfinance NGO Helps the Poorest of the Poor to Start Their Own Businesses

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Scott Buchanan

It is a pleasure to be able to report on a successful microfinance outfit that helps the poorest of the poor. I heard a talk recently from Dale Stanton-Hoyle, CEO of the Five Talents organization. (He is as nice in person as he … Continue reading →

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Treatments for Rusted Metal: Rust Bullet, Cosmoline RP-342, and Others

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Scott Buchanan

This past month I had to deal with a hole rusted through the body of my old but serviceable car. A local body shop told me it might cost more than the car is worth to replace the rusted parts. … Continue reading →

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A Logarithmic Map of the Observable Universe, From Earth to Edge

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Scott Buchanan

Pablo Budassi has created a logarithmic map of the entire known universe, that shows the distances and relative sizes of objects above the earth’s surface. I think you will find it a worthwhile use of your 30 seconds of attention … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 400 Review: A $100 Desktop PC?

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Scott Buchanan

The Raspberry Pi 400 is billed as a complete desktop PC for under $100 ($99.99). Is this for real, considering the cheapest regular computers are around $300, not including paying for Word and Excel? I am interested in low-cost technology … Continue reading →

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New Dead Sea Cave Finds: Scrolls, 10,500-year Old Basket, Lice Comb, etc.

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Scott Buchanan

The original 1947-48 finds of scrolls in caves near the Dead Sea were a huge sensation. Preserved by the aridity of that region in the southwestern part of Israel, these scrolls dated back to around 100 B.C.-100 A.D.  They included … Continue reading →

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Blockchain: The Ingenious Basis of Bitcoin

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Scott Buchanan

Most of our financial transactions are managed by centralized institutions like banks and credit card companies. These companies have controls in place to manage digital transactions, so (for instance) no one can spend the same dollar twice. If you have … Continue reading →

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“Rapid Uncontrolled Disassembly”: Musk’s Positive Take on Rocket Explosion

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Scott Buchanan

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably saw at least one image of Elon Musk’s “Starship” rocket blowing up last week. This is a really big rocket, some 165 ft high, which Musk intends to use to … Continue reading →

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