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Wankpuffin’s 2020 Going Postal Fireside Christmas Special Spectacular

26th December 2020 Going Postal 4124 Comments

Thanks to all of you who wrote the songs. Merry Christmas puffins. Have a great Christmas! © EJ 2020 Ed. If you receive an age restricted message I have found that Firefox doesn’t seem to [more…]

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Why Resident Evil 4 should not be remade

13th October 2020 Going Postal 3400 Comments

The last couple of years have seen quite a few old games remade for newer consoles and some of those facing reboots have been the Resident Evil series. Granted, I quite enjoyed the remakes of [more…]

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Holography, Part Four

9th September 2020 Doc Mike Finnley 5304 Comments

Holograph Examples The PFG-01 holographic film that I’ve used in the examples below is ideally suited to making transmission holograms but it can also be used to make reflection holograms. Reflection Holograms One of the [more…]

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Nothing is Beyond Our Reach

3rd September 2020 Always Worth Saying 3957 Comments

During a presidential debate, a little old lady, her grey hair in a bun, asks, “Name the three most important Space Race countries”. Sleepy-creepy Jo Biden, from his basement and with the benefit of voice [more…]

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Holography, Part Three

2nd September 2020 Doc Mike Finnley 2998 Comments

A Simple Dual Beam Setup We’ve got our film, developer and a safety lamp. Now we need a holographic camera. Well, not exactly a camera. You can’t take a picture of rolling hills or a [more…]

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How to replace a broken laptop screen

1st September 2020 Tom Pudding 2631 Comments

Introduction I suppose I’ve always considered myself to be pretty practical and over the years I’ve rebuilt car and motorbike engines and done all my own servicing and repairs saving a fortune in the process. [more…]

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Holography, Part Two

26th August 2020 Doc Mike Finnley 3647 Comments

A Holographic Camera Standard photography uses a lens system to focus an image onto a film or an electronic sensor. If you recall from part one, Dennis Gabor had a problem with his electron microscope’s [more…]

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Holography, Part One

19th August 2020 Doc Mike Finnley 3209 Comments

Introduction To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said, “I’ve a sceptre in hand, I’ve a crown on my head. Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be Come dine with the Red Queen, the [more…]

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The story of Matilda

13th August 2020 Going Postal 3531 Comments

Remember old Aesop and his Fables?  There’s one about the boy who was set to guard the sheep and as he was bored, he called the alarm to liven things up a bit.  Eventually the [more…]

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