Category Archives: Articles

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Septacrypt Decoding

Posted on 2/5/2016 by Ziggy

This is the Septacrypt. I designed it as a riddle and a message. What follows is a step-by-step guide to unraveling its intended meaning. But first, the… Motivation This project started several years ago, as I pondered the philosophical quandary … Continue reading →

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Bee Hive

Posted on 5/3/2015 by Ziggy

A couple years ago, my wife and I defeated a wasp nest. A year after buying our house, we discovered another wasp nest up under the attic vents. They can’t get into the attic itself, and they are pretty far … Continue reading →

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How to Change My Mind

Posted on 1/24/2015 by Ziggy

Our mind is one of our most valuable posessions (right up there with our heart, our soul, and our body). As such, it is also kept the most private and secret. Communication is the process of exchanging mind-stuff. People usually … Continue reading →

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Swarm Technology

Posted on 9/5/2014 by Ziggy

So, I’ve been thinking about laser trackers and large envelope precision manufacturing recently. Mostly because I’ve been working in an aircraft factory for the past five months. Here are a few of my conclusions. Swarm Technology (1.3MB pdf file) I’m convinced the concept … Continue reading →

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The Holy Bible

Posted on 8/28/2014 by Ziggy

I’ve finally gotten around to making my own online Bible separated by book (with HTML ID tags for hash links to chapters) as well as the full text in one HTML file. It’s KJV with verse breaks removed (because they seem to … Continue reading →

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“Intellectual Property” is Wicked Nonsense

Posted on 8/5/2014 by Ziggy

To people everywhere, and those especially who ponder excellence: Ideas can’t be stolen, they can only be made real. Herein I seek to demonstrate the idea of “intellectual property” is childish, false, and wicked. I may also delve a bit … Continue reading →

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Spammers and Bots get Smarter

Posted on 8/2/2014 by Ziggy

For a while now I’ve been keeping track of my website’s error logs and banning IPs that poke around for weak points (Trying to log in to non-existent pages. Trying multiple standard address paths for the admin panel.) and until recently … Continue reading →

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Delayed Laborfication

Posted on 7/10/2014 by Toad

As a bit of preamble: I’m not entirely sure what I intended this post to be, or quite how it wound up.  I suppose it’s probably something of a confessional or a testimonial, at this point; maybe a reflection upon the … Continue reading →

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PS Cast, Childrearing

Posted on 6/26/2014 by Ziggy

A few short thoughts about… Hah! Nope. Couldn’t do it. A huge jumbled ramble (Nearly fourty minutes worth) about training children. Childrearing [Strangely Baseline Intro, ends at 3:10] Welcome back to the Paul Spooner Podcast! Today I want to talk about … Continue reading →

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PS Cast, Ocean Living

Posted on 6/25/2014 by Ziggy

Living on the ocean. Why we don’t do it, and why we might want to start. Ocean Living [Same Old Intro] So, for a while I’ve been thinking about how we live on the land, but the ocean is practically … Continue reading →

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